Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Sep 25, 2018
Jorge Fernandez-Molina vs. State of Missouri
Jorge Fernandez-Molina appealed the motion court's denial of his Rule 29.15 motion for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. Fernandez-Molina claimed ineffective assistance of counsel on five grounds, including failure to strike the venire panel, failure to impeach a child witness, failure to call a witness, and improper advice on jury sentencing. The appellate court affirmed the motion court's judgment, finding that Fernandez-Molina had not met his burden to establish entitlement to an evidentiary hearing for any of his claims.